Shoe-buckle holder



Sept. 10, 1929. F. F. Kol-1N SHOE BUCKLE HOLDER Filed Jan. 24, 1928 IvsWITNESSES '2rd' 7%/ IWI Patented Sept. 10, 1929.

UNITED STATES inten FRED F. KOHN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOE-BUCKLE HOLDER.

Application filed January 24, 1928. Serial No. 249,184.

This invention relates to shoe buckle holders, which constitute meanssecured to the upper edge of the shoe vamp with which buckles may bedetachably connected and supported.

The invention primarily comprehends a buckle holder of the character setforth, which while rigidly maintaining the buckle in applied position,facilitates the engagement and disengagement of the same with relationto the holder. j

The invention furthermore contemplates a shoe buckle holder of the classdescribed which is extremely simple in its construction and mode of use,which is inexpensive to manufacture, and which is highly efficient inits purpose.

With the above recited and other objects in view, reference is had tothe following description and accompanying drawings in which there isexhibited one example or embodiment of the invention, while the appendedclaim define the actual scope of the invention.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a sectional view through the device inapplied position with the buckle attached, said section being takenapproximately on the line ll of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view taken approximately on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the holder detached from the shoe;

Fig. fl is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary crosssectional view similar to Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the holder whichis constructed from a single sheet of resilient material, is cut, bentand formed to provide a suitable base 10, which is of substantially Ushape or channel shape in cross section and provided with anchoringprongs 11. The device is adapted to engage over the upper edge of thevamp portion A of the shoe. The holder further includes an upstandingbuckle bar clamping element which is preferably upwardly and rearwardlyinclined, and which element includes a bight portion 12 having sidewalls 13-13 which converge or incline toward each other from the bightto the free edges. The free edges are provided with laterally extendingflanges 14-14. The bight is joined to the base 10 by a shank 15 and atthe juncture of the bight with the shank the free edges of the sidewalls are flared outwardly as at 16. The bight and side walls are formedwith longitudinally spaced cutaway portions 17, which in addition tolightening the holder, increase the flexibility of the same. Theconfronting inner faces of the side walls 13 may further be providedwith inwardly directed longitudinally spaced projections 18 to furtherinsure the retention of the buckle bar B which is carried by the rear ofthe buckle C. In order to provide means whereby the buckle may bepermanently attached to the holder, the flanges 14 are formed withapertures 19 for suitablefastening means, such as stitching.

From the foregoing it will thus be seen that a shoe buckle holder hasbeen devised, which while rigidly supporting the buckle, facilitates theengagement of the buckle bar therewith and 'disengagement of the sametherefrom.

What is claimed is:

A device for connecting a shoe buckle to a shoe comprising a member bentand formed from an inverted substantially T-shaped sheet of resilientmaterial to provide a channel shaped base adapted to clampingly engagethe upper edge of the shoe vamp and an upstanding channel shaped bucklebar clamping portion including a bight and side walls converging towardeach other from the bight toward the free edges and laterally projectingflangesat thefree edges of the side walls.

FRED F. KOHN.

